Tag Archives: Key Stage 1
Night and Day – Videoconferencing Event
You and your class are invited to attend Night and Day by Videoconference between 09:30 and 12:30 on the 21st June 2010. This international event is for Key Stages 1-3, and will explore the changes from Night to Day around … Continue reading
No.10 Art Competition
Is there a budding Hockney, Turner or Lowry sitting in your classroom? 10 Downing Street is currently running an art competition for young people, which is divided into three age groups: 5-7, 8-11, 12-16. The winning entries of each age … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, competition, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
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Free visit to the cinema
National Schools Film Week (NSFW) provides teachers and their students the opportunity to see a wide range of films at local cinemas entirely free-of-charge. This year is the 14th annual festival and promises to bring you even more films in … Continue reading
Posted in Enhancing the curriculum, video
Tagged Enhancing the curriculum, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, video
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Safer Internet Day 2010
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0509/internet_safety_events.htm Safer Internet Day 2010, 9th February: under the theme “Think before you post”, SID 2010 will focus on how we’re managing images online and consequently, how we deal with privacy in digital environments. Insafe will be launching a pan-European … Continue reading
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Tagged e-safety, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
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Shropshire LA Software
Just a quick reminder that over the last year or so Shropshire LA have purchased the following software for all schools in Shropshire: Comic Life Podium SMART Notebook 10 If you are a Shropshire School you can download all these … Continue reading
Walk to School week
Next week (18th – 22nd May) is walk to school week. Here are some useful links to help you plan for it, think of activities etc. http://www.walktoschool.org.uk http://talesoftheroad.direct.gov.uk http://www.nhs.uk/Change4Life This link gives details of some of Shropshire Council’s safer routes … Continue reading
Proposed Changes to Level Descriptors
QCA are going out to consultation about proposed changes to the level descriptors for ICT (amongst other subjects) along with a variety of other changes (http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_22256.aspx). ‘Proposed revisions to information and communication technology reflect the raised expectations of pupil achievement … Continue reading
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Tagged ICT Subject Leader/Co-ordinator, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Learning, QCA
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Light and dark websites
I have recently had cause to find some KS1 websites on the theme of light and dark – there are some fab ones out there! Here is a selection: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/light_dark.shtml http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Science/Keystage1/Physicalprocess/Light/Introduction/pop.htm http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/science/colour_and_light/index.cfm http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/lightdark.html Always useful to know… Tweet This Post
Tagged Key Stage 1, Science
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Primary Curriculum Review
Sir Jim Rose has published the final report of his Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum , which you can download from here. Look out for the enhanced role of ICT, which he recommends becomes part of the new core of … Continue reading
Tagged Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2
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Create It! 2009
The following details the timeline for this year’s Create It! Awards: 6th March – New Deadline for submissions 10th March – Judging entries 13th March – Schools will be informed of short listed entries 20th March – Confirmation from schools … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, competition, Create It!, Digital Imaging, Digital Sound, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, podcast, video
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